1. General Provisions and Parties
These Terms of Use (the "Terms") constitute an electronic agreement between FTK Makina Turizm İnşaat ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi ("FTK Group" or the "Company") as the owner and operator of the website at ftkgrup.com.tr (the "Site") and any natural or legal person who visits or uses the Site (the "User"). By using the Site in any manner, you are deemed to have read, understood and accepted these Terms without any reservation or restriction. If you do not accept the Terms, you should refrain from using the Site.
2. Definitions
Principal terms in these Terms have the following meanings: Site — the website at ftkgrup.com.tr together with all its sub-domains, mobile adaptations and all future versions; Content — any text, image, logo, audio, video, graphic, code, data and document on the Site; User — any natural or legal person who in any way visits, views or uses the Site; Personal Data — data as defined under KVKK No. 6698; Service — the introductory, informational and contact facilities provided through the Site.
3. Scope and Nature of the Service
The Site is published to introduce FTK Group, share its activity areas and reference projects with the public, announce career postings and receive inquiries. Content on the Site is for general information only; it does not constitute legal, financial, engineering or commercial advice, undertaking or binding offer. While reasonable care is taken with the currency and accuracy of the information, completeness, uninterrupted availability and absence of errors are not guaranteed. Content on the Site may be changed, removed or renewed without prior notice.
4. User Obligations
Users are obliged to use the Site in compliance with applicable law, public order, generally accepted moral standards and these Terms. The User is solely responsible for the accuracy and currency of the information they provide via the Site, for not transmitting personal or commercial information of third parties without authority, and for the genuineness of the requests sent through the contact form. Minors may use the Site only under the supervision of their legal representatives.
5. Prohibited Activities
The User undertakes to refrain from the following acts, which are illustrative and not exhaustive: (a) Acts that damage the Site infrastructure, servers or software, threaten its security, introduce viruses or malicious code, or constitute reverse engineering; (b) Disproportionate data harvesting through automated scraping, bots, crawlers or similar tools; (c) Unauthorised commercial copying, reproduction, distribution, sale or derivative use of Site content; (d) Infringement of personality rights, intellectual property rights or other legal rights of third parties through the Site; (e) Communication using misleading, false or third-party identity information; (f) Sending bulk advertising or promotional messages through the Site without obtaining marketing consent. FTK Group reserves the right to take any necessary legal action against Users who breach these prohibitions.
6. Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights
All text, image, logo, trademark, trade name, graphic, audio, video, interface design, software code, source code, database, document and other content on the Site, together with their compilation, organisation and publication, and all related intellectual and industrial property rights (under the Law No. 5846 on Intellectual and Artistic Works, the Law No. 6769 on Industrial Property and applicable international treaties) belong to FTK Group or to third parties from whom FTK Group lawfully holds the necessary rights. Such content may not be copied in whole or in part, reproduced, distributed, used for commercial purposes, published in another medium, used in derivative works or otherwise exploited without the written permission of FTK Group. Personal, non-commercial viewing and quotations / citations permitted by law are exceptions.
7. Third-Party Links
The Site may contain links to third-party websites, social media accounts or services not under FTK Group's control. The content, accuracy, security, privacy and cookie policies and terms of use of such third-party resources are the sole responsibility of the relevant third party. FTK Group declares that links to such resources are provided solely for convenience and do not constitute endorsement or guarantee of any kind. FTK Group cannot be held liable for damages arising from your access to third-party resources.
8. Protection of Personal Data
The principles governing the processing of personal data sent through the Site are set out in detail in our Privacy Policy and KVKK Disclosure and our Cookie Policy. We recommend that you review the relevant policies before using the Site. Acceptance of these Terms of Use does not amount to a separate acceptance of the Privacy Policy or Cookie Policy; those documents are independently binding texts of the Company.
9. Disclaimer of Warranty
The Site is provided "as is." FTK Group does not undertake that the Site will operate uninterrupted, securely or error-free, that it will be free of viruses or malicious code, or that the content will at all times be current and complete. FTK Group cannot be held liable for any direct or indirect damages arising from issues caused by the User's device, hardware, software or internet infrastructure, by the Site being targeted by malicious third parties, or by the User's use of the Site in breach of applicable law.
10. Limitation of Liability
Without prejudice to the mandatory provisions of Turkish law, FTK Group's total liability arising from the use of the Site is in any event limited to direct damages. FTK Group has no liability for indirect or consequential damages, loss of profit, loss of business, loss of data, moral damages or punitive damages. This limitation applies to the maximum extent permitted by law.
11. Force Majeure
FTK Group cannot be held liable for the temporary or permanent unavailability of the Site due to unforeseen and unavoidable events such as earthquake, flood, fire, epidemic, war, terrorism, civil unrest, strike, lockout, administrative decision, internet infrastructure outage, cyberattack, server provider outages and similar circumstances. For the duration of a force majeure event, FTK Group's obligations under these Terms are deemed suspended.
12. Severability and Notices
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, unenforceable or contrary to law by a competent authority, only that provision loses its binding effect to the extent of its invalidity; all remaining provisions continue to be in full force. As to notices, all notices and communications to the Company shall be sent to info@ftkgrup.com.tr. The User accepts that the contact information they provide via the Site is valid and current for notices to be served on them.
13. Changes and Effective Date
FTK Group reserves the right to amend, update or replace these Terms unilaterally at any time in light of regulatory changes, updates to the scope of the Service or changes in business model. Updated Terms take effect on the date they are published on the Site and replace previous versions. Continued use of the Site constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms; otherwise you should refrain from using the Site.
14. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Türkiye, and any dispute arising from the interpretation, application or breach of these Terms is subject to Turkish law. Without prejudice to the mandatory provisions on the jurisdiction of Consumer Arbitration Boards and Consumer Courts under Law No. 6502 on the Protection of the Consumer for consumer transactions, the Central Courts and Enforcement Offices of Ankara shall have exclusive jurisdiction.